Title: Anything but Ordinary, pts 3-4

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The rest of the trip was mostly quiet after Draco had explained about captain hero and gang, as they didn't have much to talk about.

Towards the end of the journey the Slytherin Prefect came around telling them to change if they needed to.

Seeing as Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Lilly (who'd gone off exploring the train) were already in uniform they left Faith alone in the compartment to change. Saying that they'd be right outside.

Pulling her uniform out of her dark blue chest she sighed. This uniform will never conceal what Harold did to me. Carefully pulling her baggy shirt off she hissed in pain and was suddenly aware that Draco was asking if she was all right. "I'm fine." She groaned.

"No your not!" He replied slipping into the room. Holding in his gasp of horror he looked at her back. It looked like she had been whipped.

Turning her to look at Draco she saw the horror on his face. "Its not as bad as it looks." She insisted.

Rolling his eyes he replied, "Good cause it looks like hell."

"Please don't say anything. It'll be all right in a few days." She pleaded.

Against his better judgment he nodded and said, "At least let me help you with the shirt."

Nodding her head she allowed him to help her. Once the shirt brushed across her back, Faith bit her lip to keep herself from crying out. She began to button up her shirt as he grabbed her gray vest and helped her get it on. "Thank you." She whispered.

He knew how hard it was for her to allow him to help her so he nodded curtly and left the room to allow her privacy.

Once the hard part was over she was done dressing within a few minutes after Draco's departure. Opening the door to allow them back in she kept her eyes to the floor. She saw the brunette looking at her as she shut the door.

Not more than a half an hour later the train pulled up to the station and the students exited the train. Draco helped Faith and Lilly, which was a surprise to everyone because Draco never helped anyone.

"See the big guy over there?" He asked placing their trunks down where they would be taken to the castle. When she nodded he continued, "He'll take you to the castle."

She nodded again, it not that I'm embarrassed that he saw me with out a top on it was just that even mum didn't know how badly Harold hurt me and now Draco Malfoy knows. Shaking herself out of her trance she looked up at Draco and smirked the Malfoy smirk, her blue eyes sparkling.

She watched him nod and walked with his friends towards some horseless carriages. Turning to walk towards the half giant, Lilly and Faith heard his calls for the first years.

They followed the group of scared first years towards the waterline, and that's when she saw it. It was huge, but inviting. Faith climbed into a boat with three other kids losing sight of her red haired friend. The girl in the boat had a pretty smile, long brown hair that hung past her shoulders and dark blue eyes. The boys, twins she guessed, had sandy blond hair and wild green eyes.

Faith watched her surroundings with half interest. Her mind drifted towards her mum. She wondered if she was alright, Faith knew that Harold wouldn't hit her while Faith was around, but now that she wasn't there, an ocean away, there was no telling what would happen.

Faith's fingers stroked the one thing of her father's that she did have. The silver and gold pendent on a long silver chain that her mum received while they were in school together. The pendent was a gold snake with sparkling green eyes intertwined with a small silver raven with dark blue eyes.

Her thoughts were cut short as the boats stopped. Climbing out she followed the group to a large oak door where the half-giant knocked loudly.

An older woman with black hair pulled back into a tight bun answered the door. She thanked Hagrid? and assured the students into a large room. Telling them of the different houses that they were to be sorted into. She then turned away saying, "Please wait here."

Faith took this opportunity to look around the room, as she was alone; it had red and gold decorations along the room. There were paintings in gold frames that were moving and talking amongst themselves. Turning around she saw two ghosts. "Hello, you must be the Baron and you are.." She replied looking at the two ghosts then she remembered, "Peeves."

"How did you know?" Peeves asked ginning wildly because while everyone else was afraid of them she wasn't.

"My mum told me." Faith replied her eyes somewhere between brown and blue twinkling.

The Baron looked at her and realization hit. "Jamie le Fay's daughter?" He questioned.

Nodding she replied, "Though she's going by Wendy LeCross now." Rolling her eyes at Harold's last name.

"Don't believe I know him." The Baron replied.

Shrugging her shoulders she said, "That's 'cuz he's a muggle."

Gasps were heard around the room. Turning she looked at them she raised an eyebrow, before turning back to Peeves and the Baron.

"Really? You look an awful lot like..." He began but was interrupted by McGonagall.

"We're ready for you, now." She called leading everyone towards the Great Hall.

Faith turned to the Baron and replied, "See you inside." Then hurried off to follow the others. Once entering the Hall everyone turned their attentions to the first years.

She looked around at everyone her eyes were brown though had a ribbon of blue snaked through. She saw Draco, Goyle and Crabbe smirking in the far corner and Harry, Ron and Hermione glaring at her in the other corner. She also noticed a boy with dark hair and sapphire blue eyes with flecks of gold sitting next to Draco who was looking at her. From what she could tell he was slender and on the path of being muscular and very handsome.

Faith wasn't paying attention to the hat as it sung its song; she was busy looking at the professor's table and around the room.

The hat had finished its song and everyone clapped loudly. Once the clapping died down Professor McGonagall began reading names. Faith waited for her name to be called. It seemed like forever but it was really cool to see some of the students barely have the chance to place the hat on before it called a house.

"McConnell, Faith." McGonagall replied holding the hat as Faith walked up to the stool.

She sat down on the stool and the hat was placed so that it sat just under her eyes blocking her view of the room. "Hmm, what's this?" The hat said into her ear. "A Ravenclaw mother and a Slytherin father. Hmm, very interesting. You're a bit of both I see. Your fathers way about him and your mothers smart nature."

Smart, me? She thought.

"Yes, it's all right in here. You have a depicted future ahead of you, one that asks you to do whatever you can to get it done." The hat replied and then after a moment or two it said, "I dare say you should be in...SLYTHERIN." He called the last part out for the room to hear.

The hat was off and she saw Draco slide over making room for her next to the brunette boy she'd noticed earlier as she made her way over to the table. Smirking in the way only a Malfoy could, she walked down the steps to join her table that was now clapping.

Taking a seat next to Draco and across Crabbe and Goyle they talked quietly until the sorting was finished, she heard her friend Lilly Rosenberg had been sorted into Ravenclaw Probably 'cause she's so smart . Then everyone quieted down when Professor Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome old and new students to another year at Hogwarts." He started and waited until the clapping ended and continued, "I've got some announcements; first the Forbidden Forest is just that, forbidden to all students. Next we have Professor Remus Lupin returning as professor of dada." Pointing to the man she didn't know. "We have two exchange students who have been sorted into Slytherin, Faith McConnell and Ravenclaw, Lilly Rosenberg." He said pointing at them causing the whole room to look at both girls. "Now that's all that's out of the way lets get to the celebration. Lets eat." He replied and food appeared on the once empty plates.

Faith began eating not realizing how hungry she was until that moment.

Draco just rolled his eyes and began to introduce her to the rest of the table.

"Hey." She waved to each person she was introduced to. She'd found out that the boy that had been looking at her was Blaise Zabini who was also a fourth year.

End pt. 3

The celebration lasted for an hour or so, but was over before anyone noticed. Soon their Prefect was taking them to the Slytherin dungeon. Once they reached the stone door they were told the password was, "pureblood" and went into their common room.

Faith was then lead by Millicent Bulstrode to the room they shared together with two other girls. Faith followed her into a beautiful green and silver colored room. The bed sheets were a forest green with silver embroidery of the Slytherin snake. Her bed was next to the window, and she was glad for that.

Faith too awake to sleep went back to the common room to find most of students had gone to bed. She scribbled a short note telling her mum what house she and Lilly were in and sent it away with her brown and white owl she named Will. She let out a breath and took the seat on the couch in front of the fireplace. Closing her eyes for a moment and blocking out her thoughts she settled into the couch a bit more.

"Can't sleep?" A voiced asked.

"Nope, you?" She answered not opening her eyes knowing who it was.

"Not really." He replied taking a seat next to her, eyes watching the flames dance across her face as she had her eyes closed.

"You're staring again." She stated still not opening her eyes.

"I know."

"Why?"

"Cause I can."

Laughing Faith opened her eyes to look at him. "'Cause you can' is that the best you could come up with? I had such high hopes for you."

Draco smirked at her as he watched her now brown eyes intertwined with blue specks dancing with amusement. "Watch it little one, or I might have to take you up on the high hopes banter."

Laughing harder she questioned, "Little one?" Seeing that he was between amusement and anger and she took several calming breaths. "So..." She began once she'd calmed down.

"You've got very unusual eyes, I don't believe I met anyone whose eyes change color like yours." Draco replied turning the conversation back to her eyes.

Looking at him she rolled her eyes, "It's a weird family thing. Skipped my mums generation and came straight to me. See in the le Fay line the child born of two purebloods has the eye color of both. Although one is more permanent than the other."

Draco looked at her and asked, "Was your mum a half bread?"

"No, for whatever reason it skipped her. But it's not all that uncommon. My aunts eyes don't do it, and neither does my great aunt." She shrugged.

Nodding his head in understanding they changed subjects. They talked for another hour or two before Faith began to nod off on the couch next to Draco.

"Are you ready to turn in?" Draco asked softly.

"Mmm." Was her reply as she'd already begun to fall asleep.

"Come on, let's get you to bed." He said pulling her off the couch trying not to press too hard on her back. He helped her climb the stairs and took her to the door of the first years rooms. "Faith, you've got to go the rest of the way yourself."

Faith woke up enough to walk the rest of the way to her dorm. She left Draco watching her for a moment before turning to go to his room. What a day it's been. He thought as he changed for bed.

End pt 4